Gasket



July 28, 1931. c B. BAILEY ,815,893

GASKET Filed July 18, 1929 particularly to"manifold-gaskets;such as are fcommodate :a; plurality of; port openings n in felongatedior stripifor'mv and: have :a @plu- 1 "ma .of port holes spaced lengthwise ofi the gasket :hodyjso "that a single ,g'asket may ac:

Y the cylinder? block afid' the pipes of the as sociated manifoldsfaiidi gaskets as employed intake and exhaust:portsjofthe5 several cyl;

' alidpclaimed" a 1ma'n'ifo1d. gasket having I its *bodylportioi of; a5 single layer ofisheet metal and ,corrligatecLlengthwise ,between;the port holestherein' to; istiifenk;"the .gasket layer against bending. Inf aid o e-pending appli-i cation I have also disclosed and claimed tu- V V and claimed the guides asheingfmedesep; 4 an-ate from the'corrug'ated body layer andini I serteclin the vport holes,lthe latter. being, larger" YI:

, ma beslid lor adjusted" inthe plane: of the p f taken" through the gasket on line 22 of .bular guidesof sheet? metal integrally? coinnected with the body layer about the respeca ti 'e port holes forlguidihgthemanifold pipes into registra'tion''Twithm the associated port holesinthe cylirider,bloeklQA1v In my. co-pending;- applicatioil, Serial; No. 17 8,526, filed March 26., 1927I hajve disclosed in diameter thaIiFthe guides, so that the guides port holes to eenter the guides With respect to the Qmanifoldfpipes and zthiis take; carelof I those which are outiof-lihe with the y-portsin' :35

the cylinder-blockkdue to Warping or; distorf tion of such-pipesrasoccurs from the extreme heat to which. the :pipes aree'cted on the 'exhaus't side oft-the nginez N In; both olixsaid applications, pressiire l I andljointsealing. portionsvof the: gasket are formed entirely of 1 sheet metal by utilizing i I "the metal-layer; of. the fgasket'body about the portIhole's andthe flanges at the bases of the .ftiibiilarguides where such fiangesgengagethe gasket body at the' zporti holes; sThisais not 7 ectionable; although to: provide-the "cush- I f ion' reqiiired to" fill "the ihterstices; of I the fopposed metal surfaceszhetweeir whichfthefgasket is clamped itiis necessary to increase? the gniimber ofmetal layers when; these "siirfaces I a pii c tibn fi ed my'18,

Thisfiiinfibh sta es-a es;

. invention;

7 some? mammssmmMm semen a it MEGJCOKO-EP35539117? ME -I A CQRPORAIV'IONIQFJMAINYE e h 1929. Serial No. "379,093.

are relatively rough. I

have the: ring furnish the amount :01": cushion- *ing 'desi'red for the various degrees of rough a,

ne'ss of-the surfaces referred to and thus avoid the, expenseof increasing the metallayers be?!- yond that which as actually. required to c'on' -nect ;thefguides}with the, body layer of thei v I gasket aridhold therefra'ctory rings: agail'ist I Y Anotherohject of my invention is to provide recesses in thefbedy layer of the gasket about the respective portholes to -accommodate therefractory rings and thereb y have 1 them entirely iclosed' and protected by the g metal ofthe'gasketstructure.

- 1 j Another obj ee't fof my invention; is to the .stiflening function. of the corrugations.

In the accompanying drawing-st gasket constructed Fig, 2 is a longitiidihal sectional" View Fig. 1 and showing the gasket clampeclih placeybe'tween a cylinder block and the asso- I "ciated manifold pipes;

mounted in the port hole taken online 3'3 of Fig".v 4

Fig.4; is atop plan- View of the 4 shown in FigLByandZ aFig.5is a,perspectivesectiohal viewtaheh i ingshas a relatively narrow andelongated -bodyportion l of a singlelayer': of. sheet L I metal, stich as copper, brass, aluminum -zincf or the :11ke.,t- The body layer '1 ,isprovided re unduly irregulanas when the surfaces object of my invention; is to employ r-armg oferefractor'y material,fishes-ashes a i tos, atieach port hole ofgthega sket, and thus have theoorrugations'pin the'gasket, layerterrnihate at theouter edges ofthese recesses so thatithe latter can be made without affecting Fig. 1 is a top plan View of a manifold I in jaceordanoefyvitli myfl I said section being The 'rnanifoldtzgasket showh the i I;

port holes or'openings 2 larger than the stud openings 3. Thelatter arein the form of slots extending through one edge of the body a layer'l-so thatrthergasketmay bereadi ly and easily -applie'd edgevv-ise over theStudsAA of the manifold ela'mps 5, 5 Without requiring that the clamps; beremoved $170 11 11 1 11 15;

as wouldbejthe tease, shou dfthes'e pe i g be in the form of'b lt-ho 1 port holes and project outyvard 151191 one side of the body layer 1. The

layer 1,-and are insertedin the port holes tliately-r about thesport holefi is struek downj v Ward-to provide an annular channel 15 recess 1 "lOrto accommodate a ring 11 0f refractory material, .s'uchas asbestos. hering '11 sub stantially fills therecess {and lihas itsgin'ner v edge terminatin-g at the innere'dge of the V port ho leflg The outer portionfi of the guide is provided Wlth'fil, base flange lQ', :Which overlaps the ring llkand holds the same in the recess. The diameter of the port hole 2 is L considerably larger than the outside diameter ofitheinnerportion 7 of the guide-'6,

and the base fiange'l2- of the outer portion 8 of thexguide has :a diameter less thanjthe outsideldiameter of the ring 11, so that' the guide 6 may be adjusted or slid in the plane of Ithe'port hole; 1 This allows for centering of the guide ivvith {respect to i the nianifoldpipeincase such pipe is out of line with the sport hole in thee cylinder "block. The

flanges 9 and 12' arenotrequiredito fititightly against eithertheibodyilayer 1 or the ringill, and consequently the guide is relatively free I 7 I to.slide in the-planeaofthe port hole andlthus connection with the body layer 1 .and' the ring ll-in alllpositions of adjustmentof'the guide, thereby reducing the expense oft-manutactu'ring the 1' gasket by avoiding any excess allovv-theguideto center itself with respeet lito the manifold pipe on applying the pipe 'over the guide; ,The flanges 9 -a-nd 12 need only .be :m-a'de' Wide I enough toi retain their imetaliinithiese flanges; '1

Thelends'of the gasket may be 'rounded, as-

shotvn in the '{drawings, by having the :up- V-stan'iding fianges'il'fi of-therecesses 10 fat the I v guides are made of sheet inetaliindependentj ofitl ie body ends of the gasket form the ends. thereof. This Will aid in reducing the cost ofmanufa'cturing the gasket by. avoiding the extension of'the gasket layer 1 beyond these flanges.

.The outer diameters of the recesses 10 are V substantially?- equal' to the Width of the body layer- 1; -Lihereeess 10internietli1atethe ends ,ofrtheigasket has its outer diameter intersecting the side edges o tthe body layer 1, and

jtherefihasits upstanding outerwall bridging M v *the space "between the portions of the body The gasket is provided with a plurality of tubular guides 6, 6 about the respective layer on oppositesides of said recess, as indicated ate, 5 in Figurel. Thisalso aids in reduoing theexpense of manufacturing the gasket because the metal of the body'layer in vvidfth emay ibe' ikept f within: zthe l outside diameter of theseveral recesses 10. r r i Tostifien the bodylayer l against'bending and d distortion; 1 zprovi'dethe .same with a plurality of corrugations T14; 14; 7 These extend lengthwise of the body :layer 7' 1 and in stiffening ,thesame allow the body of the gasket to be inadeofasingle layer of sheet metal oit' relatively thinrgauge. "As shovvn' in Figure -1- the coriugati'ons are disposed ":be-

tween the guides 6, 6*and arearrangedi-parallel to each other and to ithe side edges; of

thef gasket. The corrugations terminate short ofthe recesses :10, 10,: and thus do ;not

interfere :With the stampingof such recesses, nor; do they interfereivvith 1 the pressure and joint sealing sections 'o'f 'thegasket, aszpro- -vide;d hy the ring 11 and the. associatedmetal walls of the :recessesilO-and theSflangesiQ; and 12 of the ;guides, as lindicated in Figure In this figure :I have shovvn lthesga'sketiiin' the place of use and clamped*betiveenstheeylinderjblockllfi and the mani fold pipesilfip The body layer 1 is relievedo'f;anylelainpingepressure I which is :exerted i on' the gasketby the clamps'f5,i:5;:anrl thus permitsithefbody ilayer 1 to serve merely as a'connector for the: combined guides. andpressureireeeivingi and joint "sejalingisections of thegz i sket. Moreover; the bodylayer :1 sis-merely required toserve as a support'iforif these: seetions and theirrings :1'1 as 't'he elampingpressureen the gasket is confined toithese sections and is :not distributed over theibo dy layer as'iin;theithree;1ayer or composite 'ggaskets has hei'etoforeremployed.'

The body layer 1 1 may zthus be "made I of a single layer s'of: sheet metal;-.o.frelatively thin gauge -With the :reeesses 'PlOLeX'tending "below the plane; of the bo'dyl ayer :1 :the latter does n'otaieeessaril-yr contact swit h the' portion of the cylinderblock 11 51 between-the :manifold pipes; 'ilnrotheraxvordsithetlowemportions' of the recesses and the fl-angesi 9 of the gui des constitute-2theaseating' sections --for the gasket and thus rrelieves the "portion of f the body layer between the guides 'ofithatduty.

- :By 'eorrugating theibody layer, 'thei gasket mayt'be made cheaperand will stand 11pi'to better advantage due tofelimin-ation ofeizc'ess Qmaterial heretofore :required to make the 4130 gasket stifi enoughtfor manifold purposes,

d Moreover, by'thecorrugations,tl1e body layer 1 center of the port hole2. c The details of structure shown 1 will be made stifl enough to PQIHllb the of slotted stud holes,'as'des cribed.

use

3, In Figure 4 II have shown the guide dadjustedto an extremej'positionyeccentricto the ad; de-

' scribed may bevariously changedand modi- I claim as my'jinv'ention;

fled without departing 'omf the ,Spiritand scope of my invention.

- 1:; A gaskethaving-asingle body layer of it i sheet materialwith" an opening thereinpsaid' IayerT'beingdepressed to provide a recess about saidopening, a ring .of refractory ma terial in said recess",and a tubular guide made "separatefrom the body ilayerrand inserted in i, said" opening, said guide being -slidably mounted in the opening fand having flanges overlapping the bodylayer and theringrelayer being depressedyto: provide a recess .,,-terial fitted in said recess and having its inner J edge terminatingat the edge of the opening,

aguidemade separate fromthe layer and ,fia g s overlapping the body layer'andi ring respectively,said opening being larger than the "guide so that the latter may have move mentlin the plane of theopening, said flanges lhavingawidth less than the width of the ring 7 3 nd the' recess; i

V body portionof a single layerof sheet metal" 'said layer being depressed about eachport Y '5. Amanifoldgaskethaving an elongated 7 body portion of a single layer of sheet metal with a plurality of port holes therein spaced I apartlengthwise of the gasket body, said layer being' formedto provide recesses about the respective port holes, a ring of refractory material in each recess, and tubular. guides at, V

the respective portholes and slidably mounted,therein,said guides having flanges engagingthe body layer and rings respectively, and corrugations provided in the body layer between the adjacent port hol lengthwise of the body layer.

6. A manifold gasket having an elongated bodyfportion ofa' single layer of sheet metal therein, said guides having flanges overlapes and extending f 7 80 I with apluralityof portholes therein spaced apartlengthwise of the gasket, saidlayer being formed to provide recesses about the respective port holes, a ring of refractory ma-' terial inea'ch recess, tubular guides for the; respective port holes and slidablyimounted ping the body layer andrings respectively, I

and corrugations in the portion of the body layer between the adjacent port holes, said "corrugations extending lengthwise} ofthe c body'layer and terminating short of the re} y f cesses therein.-' f

' CLAUDE B. BAILEY.

it 31A manifold. gasket having an'elongated and ihaving a pluralityof port 'holes'therein spacedf ap'art' lengthwise of the body, layer,

hole to provide a recessabout the same, a re- 3 guides made separate from the body layer,

fractory ring in each recess, andft ubular I holes being made considerably larger than the lee diameter of the guides so that the lattermay have independent movement in the plane off the port holes. 1

- 7 4. A manifoldfgasket having body 1301?; tion ofa 'single'layer'of sheet metal with a plurality of port holes thereinspaced apart lengthwise of the body 1ayer,' said layer being I depressed to provide recesses about the respective port holes, a refractoryring in each 1 recess, tubular I guides extending outward from'one side of the body layer at the respective portholes and slidably mounted there- 7 i (in, the portion of'thebody'layer forming the I recesses-extendingbeyond the plane'of'the r body layer on the-side opposite the guides;

and forming the seating sections for-the gasket. l

/ p v F In testimony whereof I alfix my signature; insertedint-he opening, ,saidguide having 

